(19925) Juni Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.

Juni Lagerkvist (b. 2021) is a granddaughter of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Juni is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juni is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19925
Provisional designation1979 QD3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period14.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.94
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination4.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.962 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 22 August 1979

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